Wednesday’s Blood & Guts edition of AEW Dynamite averaged 1,023,000 viewers on TBS, up 16.5 percent from the previous week. It’s the best audience for the show since March 23 and is Dynamite’s fifth-highest viewership number to date since moving to TBS at the start of the year.
Dynamite topped the cable charts with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 16.1 percent from last week. It was 33 percent ahead of anything else on cable and was only beaten by four shows on the major broadcast networks.
This was the highest 18-49 rating for Dynamite since April 20.
Numbers were up across almost all demos with the only exception being females 12-34, which were down 5.6 percent from last week. The biggest increase was with males in that same age group, which were up 28.6 percent. Dynamite also had a big increase with people over 50, drawing its second-highest rating in that demo since the move to TBS.
As compared to the same week in 2021, Dynamite was up 15.9 percent in overall viewers and up 2.9 percent in 18-49. That was the episode that marked AEW’s return to live touring after taping every week at Daily’s Place.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and individual demo ratings for Dynamite, as well as the 10-week averages in all categories. This week’s show was up 14.7 percent in viewers and up 5.9 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.
Join on-camera personality Denise Salcedo on Speak Now Pro Wrestling as she reviews the June 29th edition of AEW Dynamite featuring Blood and Guts between the Jericho Appreciation Society and the Blackpool Combat Club!
AEW presents a Blood & Guts match on tonight’s Dynamite.
Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Daniel Garcia, Jake Hager, Matt Menard, and Angelo Parker of the Jericho Appreciation Society will face a Blackpool Combat Club-led team, featuring Club members Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, plus the Club-adjacent trio of Eddie Kingston, Santana, and Ortiz.
This will be the Dynamite debut for the newly-signed Claudio, who made his first AEW appearance on Sunday at Forbidden Door.
The TBS Championship will also be on the line in Detroit this evening, as Jade Cargill puts her title and 33-0 record up against Leila Grey.
Orange Cassidy will face Men of the Year/American Top Team member Ethan Page in a match set up on social media via a Dan Lambert promo.
Christian Cage will again speak on tonight’s Dynamite. He addressed his recent turn against Jungle Boy on last week’s Dynamite, and shot an angle with Jungle Boy’s tag team partner, Luchasaurus.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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Show Report —
There were two rings set up for Blood & Guts.
Orange Cassidy got a new theme — it’s “Jane” by Jefferson Starship.
Before the match, Dan Lambert, bottle of orange juice in hand, spoke. He said Orange couldn’t match up to a heavyweight like Page before accusing the Best Friends of not having managers’ licenses. The official ejected them before the match started.
Orange Cassidy (w/ Best Friends) defeated Ethan Page (w/ Dan Lambert)
Orange immediately did the hands-in-pockets schtick and landed a tope suicida. Back in, Orange hit a diving crossbody but only got one. Page eventually cut him off with a big shoulder block. He mocked Orange and beat him down with slams and suplexes.
After a commercial, Orange took a high kick and a twisting brainbuster for two. Page went for Ego’s Edge, but Orange countered it by reaching into his pockets. He reversed a second attempt into a hurricanrana and climbed the ropes, but Lambert distracted Orange, allowing Page to turn it into a powerslam for two.
Page flipped off a kid in the crowd, but Orange countered a brainbuster attempt into the stunner before nailing a spinning DDT for a near fall. Orange called for the Orange Punch, but Lambert hopped on the apron, and Orange gave him his light strikes. He took Lambert’s orange juice and spit in his face before hitting two Orange Punches and a body slam (which he had fought hard for in the match) for the win.
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Christian Cage speaks
Tony Schiavone introduced him and brought him out. Christian was asked what he had to say but was drowned out by boos. He was asked by management to come out and apologize for his comments last week, specifically about Jungle Boy’s father. Christian said “Jungle Boy, I’m sorry… your entire family isn’t dead.” He corrected himself to say everyone *except* Jungle Boy’s mother.
Christian said the only good thing about Detroit is that it’s close to Canada. He may have requested a match this week, but it’s not for him.
Luchasaurus came out with new music, gear, and entrance gimmicks.
Luchasaurus (w/ Christian Cage) defeated Serpentico
Serpentico ran right into a headbutt and a German suplex. Luchasaurus planted Serpentico with a facebuster and locked on a nerve hold Snare Trap for the win in under a minute.
– After the match, Christian told Luchasaurus to continue the attack, and he obliged with a chokeslam on the floor.
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Scorpio Sky and Wardlow were backstage for a face to face. Sky said he was the champion for a reason. Wardlow said he didn’t care about American Top Team, he’d beat everyone’s ass, and he’d take home the title. Sky challenged him for the match next week — in a Street Fight.
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Max Caster called Danhausen a “Juggalo” and mocked Flint, MI’s drinking water.
This was billed as Danhausen alongside two mystery partners, and they turned out to be FTR.
FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) & Danhausen defeated Max Caster & The Gunn Club (Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn) (w/ Billy Gunn & Anthony Bowens)
Austin and Cash started off. Dax and then Danhausen entered the match; when the latter tagged in, the Gunn Club and Caster isolated him in the corner through a commercial. Danhausen eventually escaped to reach Dax. FTR hit stereo rolling Germans to the Gunn Club. Austin hit kind of a neckbreaker, forcing Dax to tag in Danhausen.
The demon waif landed a pump kick on Austin and went for a Go To Sleep. Billy distracted the official and Bowens ran in with the crutch, revealing he’s healed from his injury, but Danhausen avoided the crutch strike which struck Austin. Danhausen covered for the win.
– After the match, Austin shoved Bowens, but Billy defended the Acclaimed and shoved his son back.
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Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, and Satnam Singh cut a video promo. Dutt and Lethal demanded Joe sign the contract to defend the title at ROH Death Before Dishonor, and Satnam said “Jay’s gonna kill you.”
Jade manhandled Grey right from the start, hitting a fallaway slam and kipping up. Grey fired up with a rising knee, but Jade leveled her with a pump kick before hitting Jaded for the win in just a couple minutes.
– After the match, Hathaway was about to speak, but Jade grabbed the mic and said she was tired of everyone in the back bitching and moaning. She demanded that Hathaway give her some real real competition.
Hathaway said only someone who didn’t even work for AEW had the wherewithal to step up. He called Athena “lazy.” Athena and Kris Statlander ran out and attacked Jade and Hogan, but then Grey surprised them by stopping Athena from hitting the O-Face. Jade and company stood tall.
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The Young Bucks were backstage. They said Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI want a shot at their AEW World Tag Team Championships, but they’ll have to beat them in an Eliminator match first.
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AEW Rampage (6/29) lineup:
Young Bucks vs. CHAOS (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI)
Toni Storm vs. Nyla Rose
The Royal Rampage: 20-man battle royal for an Interim AEW World Championship match
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Jim Ross joined commentary as they lowered the cage. William Regal joined commentary during Claudio’s entrance.
Jericho Appreciation Society came out in preposterous matching red outfits.
Kingston had a kendo stick, Santana had a barbed wire bat, and Ortiz had some sick face paint.
It’s classic WarGames rules — staggered entrants, no disqualification, and the match can only be won once everyone has entered the match.
BLOOD & GUTS: Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, & Wheeler YUTA), Eddie Kingston, Santana, & Ortiz defeated Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard, & Angelo Parker) (w/ Tay Conti)
This was a great WarGames-style match — I’d say about the quality of last year’s. Moxley and Claudio were the real lifeblood of the match, but I have to shout out 2point0 as they were unbelievably consistent glue guys who did everything possible to put their opponents over. Guevara’s stunt was spectacular as expected.
Guevara and Claudio started things off — the bell rang at ten past the hour. Claudio manhandled Guevara and laid in running uppercuts. He continued a gnarly beatdown of Guevara until Guevara climbed to try and escape; Claudio pursued and pulled him down onto the ropes. Guevara sprung on the ropes to escape Claudio and returned fire with a pop-up cutter. Guevara celebrated, allowing Claudio to go for the giant swing, but Garcia was the next entrant and cut Claudio off before a commercial.
Once back, YUTA evened the odds and entered. He crushed Garcia with repeated Germans before doing the same to Guevara. Hager was next in for J.A.S., and he took out YUTA with a slam. The two big men (Claudio and Hager) took out smaller opponents with throws, then faced off in the ring in a rematch of the 2014 Survivor Series kickoff show. Claudio got the upper hand, but the man advantage allowed Garcia to get involved and J.A.S. to take over.
J.A.S. continued to dominate until Moxley came in for his side. He hit the ex-plex on Guevara and took out Garcia. Claudio bulldogged Hager onto a chair. Moxley produced a fork and carved up Garcia’s forehead. Claudio beat down Guevara right in front of Conti. Moxley and YUTA hit a Hart Attack on Garcia, who had a gushing cut on his forehead.
Parker was in next for J.A.S., but his opponents were firmly in control, and he just ran away until they finally cornered him. Claudio crushed him with a gutwrench suplex. Finally, the other J.A.S. members recovered and attacked their opponents with weapons, with Hager smashing Claudio’s ankle with a chair.
Ortiz evened things for his team and ran wild ahead of a break. During said break, Moxley hit a piledriver on Parker onto broken glass, busting him open. Upon return, however, Menard entered the match and smashed his opponents with a chair. Moxley was busted open as well.
There was an obnoxious “we want tables!” chant; thankfully, Santana obliged upon entering the match (in addition to bringing in his barbed wire bat). Santana ran wild but when he hit a uranage on an opponent, he appeared to hurt his leg legitimately. Moxley grabbed skewers and stabbed them into Menard’s forehead, but Menard stopped the attack with a low blow. YUTA and Garcia peppered each other with stiff slaps.
Jericho was his team’s final entrant, and he came in with Floyd the Bat. Ortiz immediately took him out with a DDT and choked him with a chair. There was essentially a parade of big moves, concluded with Cesaro running wild, but Jericho eventually cut him off with a Codebreaker.
The official start of the match occurred when Kingston entered. He casually beat down the J.A.S. with kendo stick shots. Jericho tried to escape the cage but was cornered by Kingston, who smashed him repeatedly with the stick. Kingston produced what appeared to be rubbing alcohol, but was cut off before he could use it. I have to note that Parker had an absolutely disgusting crimson mask at this point.
Blackpool Combat Club’s team was in control, and they powerbombed Hager through a table. Santana was still injured, practically immobile — it looked like a legitimate knee injury. YUTA and Moxley produced multiple bags of thumbtacks as Claudio and Ortiz exposed the ring boards. Moxley suplexed Menard onto the tacks, and Parker was practically strung up by the ankles in a nasty spot. BCC and company were firmly in control ahead of another commercial break.
Once back, Kingston and Jericho were going at it. Kingston got the upper hand, but Jericho took him out with a fire extinguisher. Conti got involved and took out the official, leading to Ruby Soho coming out and brawling with her.
Jericho escaped the structure and climbed on top of it. Kingston pursued him to the top. They fought, leading to Kingston nailing him with the Uraken. Guevara climbed up top too, cutting off Kingston’s attack on Jericho. They were a little aimless for a while; Jericho could audibly be heard calling spots.
In a preposterous and spectacular moment, Kingston hit Guevara with a low blow and tossed him off the top of Blood & Guts through a something like a table at ringside.
After one final commercial, Jericho put Kingston in the Walls on top of the structure. Claudio climbed and booted Jericho to break up the submission. He gave Jericho the giant swing on top of the cage and went for the Sharpshooter, but Menard climbed up and cut him off. Kingston locked Jericho in the Stretch Plum and Claudio applied the Sharpshooter. Menard tapped out, giving BCC’s team the win.
– After the match, Kingston was frustrated because he wanted to tap out Jericho, but Claudio won the match before he could. He also looked like he might be injured as he didn’t really move from a seated position on top of the cage until the very end.
All of BCC’s team except Santana came to the top of the structure to celebrate.
Chris Jericho suffered a dislocated left elbow on the landing from his fall off the top of the cage in the May 5th AEW Blood & Guts match.
Bryan Alvarez first discussed the injury on Thursday’s Wrestling Observer Live, initially thinking it was a fracture.
Dave Meltzer wrote in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that he presumes Jericho will be part of the Stadium Stampede match at this month’s Double or Nothing. “Otherwise, he’s out four-to-six weeks,” Meltzer wrote.
At the end of Blood & Guts, MJF pushed Jericho off the top of the cage onto the stage which Jericho said on his Wednesday podcast was set up with a six foot crash pad, cardboard boxes and a covering that looked like staging.
Jericho didn’t say anything about the injury on the podcast where he went into detail on all things Blood & Guts. He said he was nervous about the fall all day, but was very happy with how everything turned out despite the criticism afterward on how it looked on camera. The 50-year-old also said he would never do a fall like that again.
One week after the fall, Jericho returned to Dynamite with his left elbow heavily taped up and in a brace. He and The Inner Circle crashed The Pinnacle’s coronation party, spraying them down with a giant hose. MJF then challenged the group to a Stampede match with a stipulation that if The Inner Circle loses, they split up forever. They have yet to accept in storyline.
On the latest Talk is Jericho podcast, Chris Jericho went into rich detail about last Wednesday’s AEW Blood & Guts match and addressed the criticism of the fall he took off the cage that ended the show — a stunt he said he will never do again.
The idea for MJF pushing Jericho off the cage came from Jericho, MJF and Tony Khan nearly two months prior. He said he was nervous about the fall all day long as anything can happen if you hit wrong or if you’re a few inches off one way or another.
He watched a stuntman take the fall onto a giant yellow inflatable the day before the show for testing purposes, but he was wearing both a helmet and back protection. The final product was a six-foot black gym mat covered by empty cardboard boxes and a covering that made it look like the metal stage. He approximated that it was around a fifteen-foot fall.
He asked MJF to give him a big shove and that it felt like it took a long time for him to fall. He said the fall hurt, but that he felt great and that it was a perfect finish as he was taken out on a stretcher. He said he barely missed hitting his head on the stage lights because of how he jumped.
Later on, he started hearing the criticism about how it came off, but he thought it looked amazing and that most people he heard from thought it was crazy, insane and terrifying. He said most in the business know how dangerous the fall was because the margin for error was so slim.
He said he appreciates people’s opinions that didn’t like it, but he wouldn’t change anything. He also said he will never do it again and that his wife and kids were unaware he was doing the fall and weren’t too happy when they saw it.
In talking about the match, he admitted there were some timing issues with the commercial breaks, especially the one that involving Tully Blanchard and he and MJF’s climb up to the top of the cage. He said he watched a giant clock at the back of Daily’s Place and used communication with Aubrey Edwards to make his ascent slow as to hit it right when they came back from break.
John LaRocca and I are back with this week’s Fight Game Podcast.
On this week’s show:
We talk about our second giveaway and details on how to enter.
John didn’t finish the Randy Savage A&E documentary so we talk about why and I give some my thoughts about it.
We also look at Daniel Bryan suddenly entering free agency.
Then, we go into the Blood & Guts match that was the main event on last night’s AEW Dynamite, giving our likes and dislikes of the rest of the show as well.
We dig into a fun NXT show and talk about what we liked and didn’t like.
Finally, John gives us his deep cut match of the week and I give my own match that people should watch if they have time.
AEW president and head booker Tony Khan appeared on Wednesday’s Busted Open Radio to help promote Wednesday’s Blood & Guts match in addition to some news for the immediate future.
Khan said they are allotting nearly the entire second hour of tonight’s show to the Blood & Guts match. They will have their biggest crowd since the pandemic at more than 1500 fans which is close to 40% capacity for Jacksonville’s Daily’s Place.
He said they expect to be at full capacity for the Double or Nothing pay-per-view on Saturday, May 30th. Additionally, Double or Nothing weekend will feature a live Dynamite on Friday and a Saturday fan festival.
In running down the card for tonight’s show, he said the winner of the four-way match between SCU, Jurassic Express, The Acclaimed and the Varsity Blonds will get their shot at Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks on next week’s Dynamite. Given the stipulation that they will split their team up the next time they lose, SCU are favored tonight.
Khan said he’s heard The Acclaimed’s rap and that it’s one of Max Caster’s best.
The full card is as follows:
Blood & Guts: The Inner Circle vs. The Pinnacle
AEW World Champion Kenny Omega & MT Nakazawa vs. Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston
Cody Rhodes vs. QT Marshall
Tag Team title shot eliminator: SCU vs. Jurassic Express vs. Varsity Blonds vs. The Acclaimed
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with special guest Chris Jericho of AEW to talk everything about next week’s Blood & Guts match.
We talk about the process of putting the storyline together, why he made certain decisions, how far out he plans, working in a pandemic instead in front of a full house of live fans, his upcoming book and tons more.
The Pinnacle will have the man advantage for next Wednesday’s Blood & Guts match on AEW Dynamite.
During a parley Wednesday between Chris Jericho’s Inner Circle and MJF’s Pinnacle, there was going to be a coin toss before Shawn Spears interrupted. He then called out Sammy Guevara who cut an impassioned promo saying he wanted to be in there first which gave The Pinnacle the advantage. They didn’t say who would enter first for them.
The rules of the match will be two men to start for five minutes and every two minutes, another team member will enter until all ten men are in the ring. The match can only end in submission or surrender.
The double ring, double cage match will be the centerpiece of next week’s show which also saw four new matches added to the card Wednesday.
Next week’s card:
Blood & Guts: The Inner Circle vs. The Pinnacle
AEW World Champion Kenny Omega & MT Nakazawa vs. Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston
Cody Rhodes vs. QT Marshall
Tag Team title shot eliminator: SCU vs. Jurassic Express vs. Varsity Blonds vs. The Acclaimed
Next Wednesday’s Blood & Guts edition of AEW Dynamite won’t be a one match show after all as four new matches were announced coming out of Wednesday’s show.
After a segment that saw Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley threaten to “Pillmanize” Kenny Omega’s ankle, Don Callis reluctantly agreed to a tag team match between Kingston and Moxley and Omega and MT Nakazawa. Nakazawa also nearly had his ankle broken by Kingston during the same segment.
In another grudge match, Cody Rhodes will face QT Marshall. Following a trios match between Marshall’s Factory faction and the Nightmare Family, Rhodes emerged from a bus The Factory had stolen. He and Marshall brawled to the top of the bus before Rhodes applied a figure four and stood tall afterward.
There will also be a four-way between SCU, Jurassic Express, Varsity Blonds, and The Acclaimed for a shot at Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks on Wednesday, May 12th.
Finally, Britt Baker will compete against an opponent to be announced.
The show is headlined by the first-ever Blood & Guts double cage match between Chris Jericho’s Inner Circle and MJF’s Pinnacle.
Next week’s card:
Blood & Guts: The Inner Circle vs. The Pinnacle
AEW World Champion Kenny Omega & MT Nakazawa vs. Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston
Cody Rhodes vs. QT Marshall
Tag Team title shot eliminator: SCU vs. Jurassic Express vs. Varsity Blonds vs. The Acclaimed
He wasn’t the Exalted One after all, but Matt Hardy did make his anticipated AEW debut Wednesday nonetheless and already has a high profile match booked.
At the close of Dynamite, Chris Jericho and The Inner Circle were running down members of The Elite for being a man down in their upcoming Blood & Guts double cage match when a buzzing could be heard, followed by Hardy’s Vanguard 1 drone landing in the ring.
Matt Jackson said their team wasn’t actually outnumbered (Nick Jackson is injured in storyline) as he had made a phone call to someone that owed him a favor. The piano music from Hardy’s “Free The Delete” series played and the camera panned up in the stands where he appeared, dressed up in his “Broken” garb.
Hardy will join Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, Jackson, and Cody Rhodes in the War Game-style match against Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Santana, Ortiz, and Jake Hager which is planned for next week’s Dynamite assuming that is still possible due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
On his YouTube series, Hardy has teased coming to AEW with the Young Bucks making appearances. His WWE deal ran up earlier this month.
AEW has officially announced that the next two episodes of Dynamite are being relocated.
Next Wednesday’s Dynamite has been moved from the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York to Daily’s Place amphitheater in Jacksonville, Florida. The show will be “managed under a restricted attendance policy.”
The Wednesday, March 25 Blood & Guts episode of Dynamite will no longer take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. AEW hasn’t revealed where the March 25 show will be relocated to, but they noted that the new venue would be announced shortly. It will also be managed under a restricted attendance policy.
The Prudential Center had announced earlier today that they were postponing all events through the end of March.
The Blue Cross Arena will now host the Wednesday, July 8 episode of Dynamite, and the Prudential Center will host the Wednesday, July 22 episode. Those who had already purchased tickets can either be refunded or have their tickets honored on the new dates.
As a precautionary measure against COVID-19, we are relocating next week’s AEW DYNAMITE show on March 18 from Rochester, NY, to Jacksonville, FL. This show will be televised live on TNT from Daily’s Place, and be managed under a restricted attendance policy. The DYNAMITE show in Rochester will be rescheduled for Wednesday, July 8, at Blue Cross Arena. Fans who have already purchased tickets to the Rochester show will be offered a refund via the point of purchase, or have their original ticket valid for admission to the event on July 8. Additional details will be forthcoming.
In addition, the DYNAMITE show on March 25 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, will be relocated to a new venue, which will be announced shortly. This show will be televised live on TNT on March 25, and be managed under a restricted attendance policy. The DYNAMITE show in Newark will be rescheduled for Wednesday, July 22, at the Prudential Center. Fans who have already purchased tickets to the Newark show will be offered a refund via the point of purchase, or have their original ticket valid for admission to the event on July 22. Additional details will be forthcoming.
We appreciate your understanding as the safety and well-being of our fans and talent is always our top priority. We will continue to closely monitor this evolving situation related to COVID-19 and be guided by government officials, health organizations and venue management.
In a dizzying afternoon of cancellations and bans around the world due to the coronavirus outbreak, Newark, New Jersey’s, Prudential Center released a statement Thursday that all March events have been postponed.
That, of course, includes the ‘Blood and Guts’ themed edition of AEW Dynamite originally set for Wednesday, March 25th.
Prudential Center and The New Jersey Devils have released a statement regarding the NHL’s decision to suspend the season. pic.twitter.com/NmXEEf3caZ
As of this writing, fans are still waiting to hear what the plan is for next week’s Dynamite as Rochester, NY, is off the table due to a ban by New York State governor Andrew Cuomo of events with 500 people or more. While not officially announced by AEW, the Rochester show will happen in early-July.
One option is to move to a closed arena model, perhaps in their corporate home of Jacksonville, FL. WWE announced Thursday that SmackDown will emanate from their Orlando, FL-based Performance Center this week instead of Detroit, MI. With mutliple live events per week, that could be their temporary home going forward until government officials allow mass gatherings again.
Participants for the upcoming Blood & Guts match have been announced.
AEW announced on their social media this afternoon that The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Santana, and Ortiz) will face off against The Elite (Cody, Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, and Hangman Page) in the Blood & Guts match that will take place on the March 25 episode of Dynamite in Newark, New Jersey.
The match was announced during last Saturday’s Revolution event. It will be similar to a WarGames match in that there will be two rings and a covered cage. The specific rules for the match have yet to be announced; that will be revealed this Wednesday on Dynamite.
Already announced for this week’s Dynamite include Hangman Page and a mystery partner against Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara, Cody vs. Ortiz, the team of PAC and the Lucha Bros. against Joey Janela and Private Party, and Jurassic Express vs. MJF, The Butcher and The Blade.
Several of AEW’s top stars will get back into action on next Wednesday’s Dynamite from Salt Lake City, Utah’s Maverik Center.
Following his loss to rival MJF at Revolution, Cody Rhodes will take on Ortiz of the Inner Circle. During a skirmish following Jake Hager’s submission Wednesday over QT Marshall, Ortiz hit Rhodes with a chair to the back.
Also announced was the debut match of Death Triangle, the new trio of PAC, Pentagon Jr., and Ray Fenix. Following PAC’s Wednesday win over Chuck Taylor, the Lucha Bros ran out to jump Orange Cassidy and Trent as they were confronting PAC and the three heels did a promo announcing their union. Their opponents weren’t announced.
Another six-man tag team match will feature MJF teaming with The Butcher & The Blade to take on all three members of Jurassic Express. MJF is coming off the aforementioned win over Cody and did a promo on the Wednesday show saying his goal is to become the no. 1 contender for the AEW title.
Finally, the rules for the “Blood & Guts” edition of Dynamite on March 25th in Newark, NJ, will be announced. The concept was announced during Revolution and is expected to be a War Games-style match.
